Vest pocket construction



Nov. 15, 1938. HIRSCHFELD VEST POCKET .CONSTRUCTIQN Filed Jan. 15, 1938 2 Sheets Sheet l ATTORNE$ 15, 1938, R. HIRSCHFELD VEST POCKET CONSTRUCTION Filed Jan. 15, 1958 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 r'lvzl Ea- INVENTOR 2U ATTOR EYJ "UNITED Patented Nov. 15, 1938 .vEs'r rocKE'r CONSTRUCTION L Itudolf I -Iifrsclifeld, Nevv'York, Y. I Application January 15, 193 8 SerialNo. 185,113 f 4 I ciaims. (o1. 2-1 o2i a 'My present-invention relates generally to ap parel, and "has particulanreference to an improved pocket construction." 1'

Primarily, the present improvements are de? signed to enhance the appearance of a mans full-dress vest, but it will be understood that certain phases'of my invention are not'necessarily restricted to a vest of'this particular type.-

In a garment of the kind to whiehmy invention is applicable, there is a front'portion provided with a pair of spaced substantially parallel darts extending upward 'from its lower edge. In

accordance with myinvention, a pocket of unique character is arranged between thesedarts, the darts defining the side edges of the "pocket.

It is a particular object of my invention to.

provide a pocket in which the rear wall is composed 'of the same material as the outer part of the garment, itself. Preferably, the rear wall of the'pocket isan integral extension of the garment material above the pocket "I'he result is unusually attractive, andparticularly desirable in a vest o-fhigh quality. t

It is a further object of: the invention'to ac-z complish the foregoinggeneral objectivewithout impairing the smooth well-fitting appearance of the vest asa-who1e. The accomplishment of this objectrequires a shaping and arrangement of parts so as to avoid undesirable bulkiness.

The present construction is characterized by the employment of an insert element which is composed of the same material asthe body of the garment and which "conforms in width to the tail of material between the darts. The insert element is arranged on top of this tail, and

extends all the way to the lower edge of the are so arranged that the pocket opening is defined by a slit arranged between two opposed lips.

I achieve the foregoing objects, and such other objects as may hereinafter appear or be pointed out, in the manner illustratively exemplified in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a vest provided with a pair of pockets constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary plan view of the blank of vest material entering into'the formaa tion of the right-hand portion of Figure Figure 3 is a perspective view ofthe insert element, together with the lining piece;

V Figure 4'is an enlarged fragmentary planview showing the manner inwhich is secured in position; V

Figure 5 is an exaggerated cross-sectional view vtaken substantially along theline 55 of Figthe insert element ure 1; I

Figure 6 is an exaggerated cross-sectional view taken substantially along the line 6-6 of Fig? ure 1;

tions H and [2, the latter being provided with conventional lapels l3 and M, and being adapt ed to overlap at the bottom, as shown in Figure 1,-whenthe vest is worn. At the rear lower ends of the portions II and l2 straps l5 and 56 are secured, being adapted to interengage at the back of the wearer to hold the vest in positionfi In the drawings, the free ends of thestrap's l5and [6 have been broken away, since they form no part of the present invention. It will'be under stood, however, that these free ends are customarily provided with complementary buckle elements orthe like. 1

The front portions II and I2 are provided with ,the lower edges l1 and i8, respectively, and in the construction illustrated each front portion is provided with a pocket -above=its lower-edge.

The present invention'relates specifically to the construction and arrangement of this pocket: but since the pockets are identical, the following description and the remaining figures of i the drawings are directed to the construction of the pocket shown at the right in Figure 1, i. e., the pocket formed near the lower edge l1. I

Referring to Figure 2, the blank H is first provided with the spaced substantially parallel darts l9 and 20 which extend upwardly from thelower edge 11. The dart 20' may, if desired, extend all the way to the edge 2| of the blank, thereby severing the side piece 22 entirely. In carrying out my invention, however, it makes little difference whether the piece 22 is entirely separate or whetherit is retained as an integral portion of the blank II.

It will also be understood that the provision Figure '7 isan enlargedviewof a modified of the darts l9 and 20 is quite usual in high-quality garments of this type, to insure a proper fit of the garment around the waistline.

In the preferred mode of carrying out my invention, the tail of material 23 which is formed between the darts I9 and 20 is cut so that its lower edge 24 no longer aligns with the lower edge I! of the vest, but lies slightly above the lower edge I1, as shown most clearly in Figure 2.

The next step is to form an insert element 25, shown most clearly in Figure 3, which is composed of the same material as the blank II and which conforms substantially in width to the width of the tail 23. This insert element, however, is of such a size that when it is laid over the tail 23, as shown in Figure 4, its lower edge 26 will align itself substantially with the lower edge I! of the garment. I

Before the insert element 25 is attached it is secured to a lining piece 21, the elements '25 and 21 having their upper edges turned inwardly, as shown in Figure 3,, and secured together by the concealed stitches 28 and by the additional row of stitches 29.

The assembly of Figure 3 is then laid over the tall 23, and the next step is to lift the element 25 and stitch the lower edge 30 of-thelining piece 21 to the lower edge 24- of the tail 23. This is accomplished by a simple row of stitching 3|, shown most clearly in Figure 5. Y 7

The darts are then sewed .up, and this is accomplished in the usual manner as shown most clearly at the right of Figure 4. In this figure, I have illustratively shown the portion 22 doubled back onto the blank [to illustrate the manner in which a row of stitches 32 is caused to unite the superposed'layers of material. Above the pocket, the stitches 32 extend through the portion 22 and through the blank I I. In the region of the pocket the stitches 32 extend not only through the layers 22 andll, but also through the layers 25 and 21. g

The portion 22 is then pressed back to its normal position, and twoadditional rows of stitches 33 and 34 are made, as shownmost clearly in Figure 6, to hold the concealed raw edges of the various layers in the doubled-back relationships shown in this figure,

The same procedure is followed with respect to the dart I9, the two rows of stitches 35 and 36 being finally applied as shown in Figure 6.

The pocket construction is then complete, and it is of peculiarly attractive appearance. The rear wall of the pocket-is formed by the concealed portion of the tail 23 and is thus composed of the same material as the body of the garment. The front wall of the pocket, on theinside, is formed by the lining piece 21- which is never visible, even when the pocket is expanded to insert or remove an article into and from the pocket. The exposed surface of the pocket is composed of the insert element 25, and since this element is of the same material as the garment, itself, the general appearance of the garment remains highly attractive. The presence of the darts l9 and 20 in the finished garment do not'in the least detract from its attractive appearance.

The modification of Figures 'l and 8 is constructed in exactly the same manner as hereinbefore described and the various parts are, therefore, designated by the same reference numerals. The only difference is that the tail portion 23 is doubled back upon itself near its upper end to form the lip 31, a row of stitches 38 accomplishing this purpose. This lip is formed so as to constitute a counterpart to the lip-like upper edge 39 of the pocket, thus producing an effect somewhat as shown in Figure 7 whereby the opening of the pocket is defined by a slit arranged between two opposed lips. It is to be understood that the various views, particularly the cross-sectional views, are not drawn to scale and are, therefore, of somewhat exaggerated character to explain the mode of assembling the various parts.

In general, it will be understood that changes in the details, herein described and illustrated for the purpose of explaining the nature of my invention, may be made by thoseskilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of. the invention as expressed in the appended It is, therefore, intended that these deillustrative and not in a claims. tails be interpreted as limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, and illustrated its use, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a vest, a front portion provided with a pair of spaced substantially parallel darts extending upward from the lower edge of said por tion, an insert element of like -.material overlying the tail of material between said darts and conforming to it in width, said insert element extending to said lower edge, and a lining extend ing between the upper edge of said insert element and the lower edge of said tail, thereby defining a.

pocket.

2. In a vest, the combination setforth in claim 1, the upper edgeof said insert element being, stitchedto define a lip, andsaid tail being creased and stitched to define a corresponding lip alongside of the first-named lip.

3. In a vest, a front portion provided with a pair .of spaced substantially parallel darts extending upward from the lower edge of said portion, the tail of material between said dart ter-. minating short of saidlower edge, an insert element of like material overlying said tail and con forming to it in width but extending to said lower edge, and a lining extending between the upper edge of said insert element and the lower edge of said tail, thereby defining a pocket.

4. In a vest, a front portion provided with a pair of spaced substantially parallel darts extending upward from the lower edge of said portion, the tail of material between said darts ter- 

